A mother of four, photographer, nature lover. Someone trying to make sense of it all, through photos and stories. 

I try to be free in all senses of the word, so I made the leap and now work with what I love doing; taking pictures, storing this life in moments, both for myself and for clients. My heart is in photographing birth and motherhood, but I take on just about any photography job. 
(See my birth photos at www.birth.no and the rest of my work portfolio at www.mariavatne.no.)

I live on a farm in Norway with my man Nik and my children Ronja, Freja, Falk and Ulv, plus a bunch of animals. We grow our own food as far as the seasons allow it, we don't go to kindergarten, the three youngest ones will be homeschooled.

We govern our own lives, we strive for independence, we want to be in this life wild and free and full of love.

Ashore, sort of.

Love + vegetables
"the house project"
A crazily intense period is over. We have handed over the keys to our old house to its rightful new owners, we have moved our stuff and are starting, slowly, to settle into our new home.
I am so in love with it. Head-over-heels, infatuated, struck, hopelessly devoted.
We still have a lot of work to do there, but we're in! YAY! A huge weight is lifted off our shoulders, my husband is a hero (I'll say that again!), and now, sometimes, we can rest.
Love!
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Lately.

The view.